This document is the artist statement of photographer Aaron Cusic. It summarizes his background and interests in photography. Cusic became interested in photography in high school and sees it as a way to document the world around him and interact with people. He is drawn to sports and event photography as it allows him to capture unique moments. His goal is to create images that draw viewers into the present moment through a focus on creative details.

2. PHOTOGRAPHY
ARTIST
STATEMENT
AARON CUSIC

3. Every picture has a story. Every photographer is a visual storyteller. I personally use
photography as a means to document the world around me, and also to interact with
people I would otherwise not be able to engage with. Photography is a universal
language, which every person understands but can interpret or perceive in absolutely
different ways. Imagination sparks creation. Creation leaves a legacy that inspires the
same creative cycle to repeat itself. For me photography is an opportunity to show my
point of view and represent my outlook on life, a chance to capture a unique moment,
share it and preserve it for future generations.

4. My interest in photography dates back to my High School years and owning film
cameras. I was actually more interested in Journalism than photography. I received
an Athletic Scholarship to play basketball at Cowley County Community College,
then the University of Nevada-(Reno) it was during this time period that my passion
for photography outgrew my journalistic dreams. I have completed courses in
Photography, Historical Background; Digital Cameras, Lenses and Accessories;
Camera Controls; Films; Composition; Filters;

5. Understanding Exposure; Aperture and Shutter Speed; Depth of Field; Flash and
Lighting; Qualities of Light; Background Materials; Depth of Field; Flash and
Action Photography; Storing and Organizing Pictures. I am presently enrolled at
Kalamazoo Valley Community College Center for New Media where I am studying
Business Practices/Creative Careers, History of Graphic and Web Design, and History
of Illustration and Animation.

6. My choice of subject comes from my athletic background and my love of attending
live events and is fueled by the desire to partake in the stories that unfold around
me. Sports and Event Photography allows me to stop the action at any time I desire.
My photography evokes the passage of time. My goal is to create images that draw
viewers into the now. A focus on details that keeps us in the present and the ability
use creative experimentation Despite the advanced techniques required to bring each
image to life. with regards to my work experience I have
received photographer
credentials to (4) NBA All Star Weekends (various
events/parties) – (Dallas,
Houston, New Orleans and New York).

7. Common Ground Music Festival-(Lansing, MI.), Wakarusa
Music Festival-(Ozark,
Ark.), Battle Creek Pulse/Michigan State University
Photo Voice Project-(Battle
Creek, MI.), Assistant to Hip Hop Artist Snoop
Dogg’s personal photographer,
Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center (Canandaigua,
NY.) Detroit Free Press
Marathon, Macy’s Music Festival, NFL Draft, UCF/MMA
Cage Fights, NBA Basketball
games, to list a few. I am very inspired by the
simplest objects of my passion

8. 60-FOOT TALL DANCERS OUTSIDE OF THE DENVER PERFORMING
ARTS COMPLEX

9. DANCERS

10. DANCERS

11. REFLECTIONS BY THE BRIDGE

12. PEACEFUL IN CONNECTICUT

13. WINDSOR LOCKS PARK

14. WINDSOR LOCKS PARK

15. SUN SET WINDSOR LOCKS, CT

16. SUN SET

17. RED ROCKS COLORADO

18. RED ROCKS COLORADO

19. DAYS INN SIGN

20. HORSESHOE CASINO-HOTEL

21. UMPHREY’S MCGEE

22. JAKE CINNINGER LEAD GUITAR

23. HILTON PALACIO DEL RIO SAN ANTONIO,
TEXAS

24. HILTON AT NIGHT

25. FORMER COWBOYS STADIUM (NOW AT&T STADIUM) DURING 2010 NBA
ALL-STAR WEEKEND

26. 108,713 IN ATTENDANCE FOR 2010 NBA
ALL-STAR GAME

27. APPLE TREE IN THE SPRING

28. TULIPA

29. ROSEY

30. FIREWORKS AT GUN LAKE CASINO

31. FIREWORKS AT GUN LAKE CASINO

32. KEVIN DURRANT OKC THUNDER

33. #16 PAUL GASOL CHICAGO BULLS

34. #1 REGGIE JACKSON DETROIT PISTONS

35. #24 KOBE BRYANT LA LAKERS

36. DOWNTOWN BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN

37. WATER REFLECTIONS KALAMAZOO RIVER

38. CINNCINATI, OHIO

39. PAUL BROWN STADIUM CINNCINATI, OHIO

40. CROWN FOUNTAIN DOWNTOWN CHICAGO BY
JAUME PLENSA 2004

41. GIANT HEADS “LAURA, PAULA & INES
DOWNTOWN CHICAGO, ILL

42. RUSSELL ALEXANDER ALGER MEMORIAL
FOUNTAIN DOWNTOWN DETROIT, MI - 1921

43. BIRTH HOME OF MICHAEL JACKSON GARY,
INDIANA

44. MICHAEL JACKSON MEMORIALS

45. (TIRES) - DEPTH OF FIELD

46. NAISMITH BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME

47. WALL OF SHOES AT NAISMITH MEMORIAL
BASKETBALL HALL OF FAME

48. PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA IN BATTLE
CREEK, MICHIGAN – AUG. 31, 2008

49. ARTIST SNOOP DOGG COMMON GROUND MUSIC
FESTIVALLANSING, MI

50. SNOOP DOGG

51. STREET NIGHTS BATTLE CREEK, MI

52. MERCEDES BENZ SUPERDOME NEW ORLEANS,
LA

53. FIRST BANK & TRUST NEW ORLEANS, LA

54. MGM RESORT & CASINO LEDYARD, CT

55. UNITED CENTER CHICAGO, ILL

56. MICHAEL JORDAN STATUE AT UNITED
CENTER

57. MICHAEL JORDAN STATUE CHICAGO, ILL. -
1994

58. JORDAN’S SIGNATURE & HAND PRINTS
OUTSIDE THE UNITED CENTER

59. AT&T CENTER SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

60. #9 TONY PARKER SAN ANTONIO SPURS

61. NBA ALL-STAR GLOBE

62. UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX STADIUM
GLENDALE, AZ - 2003

63. AMERICA WEST ARENA PHOENIX, AZ

64. BANK 1 BALLPARK PHOENIX, AZ

65. PHOENIX, ARIZONA DESERT

66. NEW YORK HIGHWAYS

67. FOREST OF TREES

68. TREES OF CONNECTICUT

69. HARTFORD CONNECTICUT

70. TIRED
TREE

71. FIRE IN THE WOODS

72. SPRING IN MICHIGAN

73. NEW YORK BRIDGE

80. FORD FIELD DETROIT LIONS

81. SPIRIT OF DETROIT STATUE

82. FOX THEATER DETROIT, MICHIGAN

83. CAESAR’S WINDSOR

84. RENAISSANCE DETROIT, MICHIGAN

85. COMERICA PARK DETROIT TIGERS

86. DETROIT, MICHIGAN

87. PALACE OF AUBURN HILLS DETROIT PISTONS

88. DETROIT PISTONS BASKETBALL

89. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

90. TROY POLAMALU PITTSBURG STEELERS

91. TROY POLAMALU PITTSBURG STEELERS

92. #21 TIM DUNCAN SAN ANTONIO SPURS

93. 2015 NFL DRAFT CHICAGO, ILL

94. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS SUPER BOWL RINGS

95. RADISSON KALAMAZOO, MI

96. RADISSON DOWNTOWN KALAMAZOO, MI

97. LIGHTS –(DEPTH OF FIELD)

98. JET BLUE AIRLINES